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Director's Report to Public Works Committee of October 28, 1980.
ITEM: WD-150-80.
DATE: October 21, 1980.
SUBJECT: Mosport Signing - Highway 401.
BACKGROUND:
During 1978 and 1979 the Ministry of Transportation & Communic-
ations undertook to update and standardize the signing of Highway
401 within the Town of Newcastle and numerous meetings were held
at which Ministry personnel demonstrated the various proposed
changes, and the Town was invited to provide input.
At that time, and until the actual signing was in place in late
1979, several specific requests were received relative to indiv-
ual areas of concern and, among those considered, was one from
the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn.
Mr. James J. Bourke, writer of a letter to Council, dated 24th
September, 1980, is requesting that the sign presently reading:
"Mosport - Waverley Road Exit" should be amended to read: 'Ibsport -
Next Tao Exits", thus including Liberty Street.
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REPORT:
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The above request has -been referred for a report to the Public
Works Committee.
It should be noted that the present request is identical to that
which was put to the Ministry of Transportations & Communications j
in October of 1979, at which time it was denied due to it being
in direct conflict with Ministry Policy. A letter specifying the
reasons for the denial was received by the Public Works Committee
on November 5, 1979; this is attached hereto for reference purposes.
RECOMMENDATION: �
THAT the Ministry of Transportation & Communications be advised of
the request for additional sigrring and a copy of this report be
forwarded to them for information.
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November 5, 1900
Mr. P. J. Howes
Area Taaffic Analyst
Central Region
Ministry of Transportation and Communicat4ons
3501 `Dufferin Street,
Downsview, Ontario,
Dear Mr. Howes
Res Mog,port Stan �IiA hway 40.1
As directed by Council, please find attached for your
information a copy of a letter from Mr. J. J. Bourke,
General Manager of the Flying Dutchman Motor Motel
and a copy of the report of the Director of Public Works
relative to Mosport skngning on Highway 401.
Scours very truly,
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Gertrude R. Gray
Deputy Clark/Committee Secretary
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attach. Report WD- 150--00
c.c. Mr. J. Dunham, Director of Public Works
Mr. J. J. Rourke, Flying Dutchman Motor hotel.
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Ontario
Ministry of
Transportation and
Communications Traffic section,
Central Region,
5000 Yonge Street,
Willowdale, Ontario.
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November 13, 1980
Mrs. G.E. Gray,
Deputy Clerk/
Committee Secretary,
Town of Newcastle,
40 Temperance Street,
Bowmanville, Ontario.
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Dear Mrs. Gray:
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Re: Mosport Signing -. Highway 401
This is further to your letter of November 5, 1980, and
the Public Works Committee Report of October 21, 1980,
concerning a request from Mr. J.J. Bourke for alternate route
signs for Mosport on Highway 401.
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The Ministry's policy concerning major sports events or
attractions has not changed since my letter of October 10,
1979. The signing of Mosport in itself was an exception to
Ministry policy which was made to relieve the congestion that
was created in Bowmanville by Mosport traffic. As a result,
there will be no change in the existing Mosport signing.
Yours truly,
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P. Howes,
Area Traffic Analyst,
For: R.A. Shannon, n+ l
Regional Traffic Engineer.
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cc. J.E. Gleason
M.J. MacMaster
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